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KBo 19, 128 (P436289)

CTH 625, Middle Hittite, Ḫattusa · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE

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Designation	KBo 19, 128
ID	P436289
Museum no.	Bo 1968/055
Collection	Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey
Language	Hittite
Period	Middle Hittite · c. 1500 BCE–1180 BCE
Genre	CTH 625
Find spot	Ḫattusa (mod. Boğazkale)
Coordinates	40.0144, 34.6164

Transliteration (ATF)

From Thesaurus Linguarum Hethaeorum digitalis (TLHdig) Beta 0.3 · CC BY 4.0

Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.

Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
{€1} Vs. I
1	⸢ma-a⸣-an {É}ḫa-le-en-tu-u-wa	whenever in Ḫalentuwa(lower confidence: line is broken)
2	⸢ḫa⸣-aš-ša-an-zi LUGAL-uš ú-ez-zi	The king comes.(lower confidence: line is broken)
3	na-aš-šu {GIŠ}GIGIR-it na-aš-ma	And the chariot, and
4	{GIŠ}ḫu-lu-ga-an-ni-it I-NAÉ-TIM ⸢GAL⸣	The hulugānni-vessel in the main room
5	pa-iz-zi	he goes
6	ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma LUGAL-uš I-NAÉ-TIM GAL	Moreover, the king in the great house
7	a-ri ḫa-an-te-ez-zi-az-ma {LÚ.MEŠ}ALAM.⸢ZU₉⸣	he takes, and the cult actors(lower confidence: line is broken)
8	ka-ru-ú a-ra-an-ta-ri	karû (means) “to tremble.‭
9	LUGAL-uš {É}ḫi-lam-na-aš KÁ-aš a-ri	The king goes to the gate of the Ḫilamna temple.
10	{LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉ me-ma-i	The cult actor speaks.
11	{LÚ}ki-i-da-aš ḫal-za-a-i	The cult actor sings.
12	LUGAL-uš I-NAÉ-TIM GAL an-da	The king goes into the great house.
13	pa-iz-zi DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL EGIR tar-ša-an-zi-pí	The palace servants go behind taršanzipi.
14	ar-ta-ri pur-pu-ru-uš GA.KIN.AG	“Artāru, purpuruš, sour milk,
15	{GIŠ}IN-BI{ḪI.A} NINDA-ia ŠA-PALLUGAL	The baskets of bread for the king
16	iš-ḫu-u-wa-a-i	he pours.
17	LUGAL-uš e-ša-ri DUMU.É.GAL ME-E QA-TI	The king takes it to the palace servant; he takes it.
18	pé-e-da-i DUMU.É.GAL LUGAL-i	He brings it to the palace servant.
19	GADA-an pa-a-i LUGAL-uš QA-TI-ŠU a-an-ši	He takes the linen cloth; the king gives his hand.
20	{LÚ.MEŠ}AZU 3 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA LUGAL-i	The priests libate three loaves of bread to the king.
21	pa-ra-a ap-pa-an-zi LUGAL-uš QA-TAM da-a-i	They go out. The king places it alongside the king.
22	{LÚ.MEŠ}AZU 3 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA pár-ši-ia	The cupbearers break three small loaves of bread.
23	ta {GIŠ}BANŠUR AD.KID PA-NIZAG.GAR.RA	and a table with a handle for a scepter.
24	ti-an-zi	they set up.
25	nu {LÚ}AZU IŠ-TU{DUG}KU-KU-UB KAŠ	And the cupbearer libates from the vessel of beer.
26	PA-NIZAG.GAR.RA 3-ŠU ši-ip-pa-an-ti	He libates three times in the libation vessel.
27	GUNNI 1-ŠU {GIŠ}DAG-ti 1-ŠU {GIŠ}AB-ia 1-ŠU	The scepter once, the throne once, and the window once.
28	EGIR GUNNI 1-ŠU tar-ša-an-zi-pí 1-ŠU	Afterwards, once, taršanzipi ... once
29	{GIŠ}ḫa-at-tal-wa-aš GIŠ-i 1-ŠU nam-ma	once in the ḫattalwa-vessel, and
30	GUNNI ta-pu-uš-za 1-ŠU ši-pa-an-ti	He libates once on the tapuš-vessel.
31	UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM ZAG.GAR.RA túḫ-ḫu-eš-ni-it	The overseer of the cooks takes the tuḫešni-vessel.
32	3-ŠU šu-up-pí-ia-aḫ-ḫi UDU{ḪI.A}-ia 〈〈ia〉〉 šu-up-pí-ia-aḫ-ḫi UGULA {LÚ}MUḪALDIM	Three times, the šuppiyaḫi-offerings of the sheep,
33	túḫ-ḫu-e-eš-šar LUGAL-i pa-ra-a e-ep-zi	He takes the tuḫuššar-vessel to the king.
34	LUGAL-uš-kán túḫ-ša pu-u-ri-uš a-an-ši	The king takes the tuḫša-vessel, and he places it.
35	GAL DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL GADA ŠA{GIŠ}ŠUKUR KÙ.SI₂₂	The chief of the palace servants, linen cloth, spear of gold.
36	LUGAL-i pa-a-i LUGAL-uš QA-TAM-ŠU a-an-ši	He gives it to the king. The king takes it to his side.
37	nu 6 UDU 2 MÁŠ.GAL 1 GU₄.MAḪ LUGAL-uš	And 6 sheep, 2 big goats, 1 bull, the king
38	A-NA⸢DINGIR{MEŠ⸣} ši-ip-pa-an-ti ŠÀ.BA 1 UDU	He libates to the gods; one sheep
39	[A-N]A⸢{D⸣}[UTU] ⸢{D}me⸣-[ez-zu]-⸢ul⸣-la 1 UDU	For Šamaš and Mezzulla, one sheep
40	[A-NA{D}10 {URU}zi-ip-pa-la-an-d]a 1 UDU	For the Storm-god of Zippalanda, one sheep
41	[ ]-⸢ia?⸣
{€1} Vs. II
1	{D}ḫa-pa-an-da-li-ia	Ḫapandaliya
2	1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA A-NA{D}ZA-BA₄-BA₄ {GIŠ}DAG-ti	1 loaf of bread for Zababa on the dagger
3	1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA A-NA{D}KAL LUGAL {GIŠ}DAG-ti	One loaf of bread for the Stag-god of the king on the platform.
4	1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA A-NA{D}zi-it-ḫa-ri-ia	1 loaf of bread for Zitḫariya
5	1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA A-NA{D}pí-ir-wa {D}a-aš-ga-še-pa	One loaf of bread for Pirwa and Ašgašepa.
6	{D}MUNUS.LUGAL {D}ma-a-li-ia	The Queen, Maliya
7	1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA A-NA{D}IŠKUR É-TIM GAL	1 loaf of bread for the Storm-god of the Great House.
8	{D}šu-wa-li-ia-at-ti {D}ḫal-ki {D}mi-ia-ta-an-zi-pa	Šuwaliyatti, Ḫalki, Miyatanzipa
9	1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA A-NADINGIR.MAḪ {D}GUL-ša-aš	1 loaf of bread for the cult daises of GULša
10	{D}ḫa-ri-iš-ta-aš-ši {D}U.GUR {D}U.GUR {URU}ḫa-i-ia-ša	Ḫari-ištaši, Nergal, NER of Ḥaya
11	1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA ŠANIN.DINGIR {D}zi-it-ḫa-ri-ia	1 loaf of bread for the god of Zitḫariya
12	EGIR-an-da-ma ke-e-da-aš A-NADINGIR{MEŠ}	Afterwards, when to the gods
13	ku-e-da-ni-ia KAŠ iš-ta-na-ni	he pours beer on him.
14	pé-ra-an 1-ŠU ši-ip-pa-an-ti	He libates once.
15	EGIR-an-da-ma {UZU}NÍG.GIG{ḪI.A} IZI-it	Afterwards, the liver is heated.
16	za-nu-[a]n-da ú-da-an-zi	... they bring ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
17	nu ⸢LUGAL⸣-uš 3 NINDA.SIG pár-ši-ia še-er-ra-aš-ša-an	And the king breaks three fine breads, and then
18	{UZU}⸢NÍG⸣.GIG {UZU}ŠÀ ku-er-zi da-a-i	He places the liver and the heart.(lower confidence: line is broken)
19	nu A-NA{D}UTU {D}mi-iz-zu-ul-la da-a-i	And he places it before Šamaš and Mizulla.
20	3 NINDA.SIG pár-ši-ia še-er-ra-aš-ša-an	He breaks three fine breads, and then he breaks it.
21	{UZU}NÍG.GIG {UZU}ŠÀ ku-er-zi da-a-i	He places the liver and the heart.
22	A-NA{D}UTU {URU}zi-ip-la-an-da da-a-i	He places it before the Sun-deity of Ziplanda.
23	3 NINDA.SIG A-NA{D}KAL {D}kar-zi	Three fine breads for the Stag-god of Karzi.
24	{D}ḫa-basic-an-⸢da⸣-li-ia pár-ši-ia še-er-ra-aš-ša-an	He breaks it for Ḫašanda, and he breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
25	{UZU}NÍG.GIG ⸢{UZU⸣}ŠÀ ku-er-zi da-a-i	He places the liver and the heart.(lower confidence: line is broken)
26	na-at-ša-an ⸢ZAG⸣.GAR.RA A-NADINGIR-LIM EGIR-pa da-a-i	He places it behind the throne of the god.
27	3 NINDA.SIG A-NA{D}ZA-⸢BA₄⸣-[BA]₄ {GIŠ}DAG-ti pár-ši-ia	He breaks three fine breads for Zababa on the throne.
28	še-er-ra-aš-ša-an {UZU}NÍG.GI[G {UZ]U}ŠÀ ku-er-zi	And he places the liver and the heart.(lower confidence: line is broken)
29	da-a-i na-at-ša-an iš-⸢ta⸣-na-ni	He places it, and he places it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
30	A-NADINGIR-LIM EGIR-pa da-a-i	He places it before the god.
31	3 NINDA.SIG A-NA{D}KAL LUGAL {GIŠ}DAG-ti-⸢ia pár-ši-ia⸣	He breaks three fine breads for the Stag-god of the king on the throne.
32	še-er-ra-aš-ša-an {UZU}NÍG.GIG {UZU}ŠÀ [	Afterwards, the liver, the heart ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
33	ku-er-zi ⸢da⸣-a-i na-at-ša-[an	He places it, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
34	A-NADINGIR-LIM [EG]IR-pa da-a-i [	He places it before the god.(lower confidence: line is broken)
35	3 NINDA.SIG A-NA⸢{D⸣}[z]i-⸢it-ḫa-ri⸣-[ia pár-ši-ia]	He breaks three fine breads for Zitḫariya.
36	še-er-ra-aš-ša-an {UZU}NÍG.GIG {U[ZU}ŠÀ ku-er-zi]	And he places the liver and the heart.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+2} Vs. II 37/Vs. I(?)
1′	da-a-i na-at-ša-an {KUŠ}kur-ši še-er da-⸢a-i⸣	He places it, and he places it on the top of the mountain.
{€1+2} Vs. II 38/Vs. I(?)
2′	3 NINDA.SIG {D}pí-ir-wa {D}a-aš-ga-še-pa {D}MUNUS.LUGAL	Three fine breads for Pirwa, Ašgašepa, Queen.
{€1+2} Vs. II 39/Vs. I(?)
3′	{D}ma-li-ia pár-ši-ia še-er-ra-aš-ša-an	to Maliya he breaks, and again
{€1+2} Vs. II 40/Vs. I(?)
4′	{UZU}NÍG.GIG {UZU}ŠÀ ku-er-zi da-a-i	He places the liver and the heart.
{€1+2} Vs. II 41/Vs. I(?)
5′	na-at-ša-an ZAG.GAR.RA A-NADINGIR-LIM EGIR-pa da-a-i	He places it behind the altar of the god.
{€1+2} Vs. II 42/Vs. I(?)
6′	[n {NI]NDA}wa-ge-eš-šar ZÌ.DA ZÍZ ŠA3 UP-NI	[n] wageššar-breads, flour, flour of ...
{€1+2} Vs. II 43/Vs. I(?)
7′	[ ]x ŠA1 UP-NI BA.BA.ZA pa-an-k[u-u]n?	... they set up a libation vessel of barley
{€1+2} Vs. II 44/Vs. I(?)
8′	[ ] ⸢A-NA⸣{D}IŠKUR É-TIM GA[L]	... to the Storm-god of the Great House ...
{€1+2} Vs. II 45/Vs. I(?)
9′	[{D}šu-wa-li-ia-at-t]i {D}ḫal-ki [ ]	Šuwaliyatti, Ḫalki(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+2} Vs. II 46/Vs. I(?)
10′	[{D}mi-ia-ta-an-zi-pa p]ár-ši-ia [ ]	[M]iyatanzipa breaks ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1+2} Vs. II 47/Vs. I(?)
11′	[ {UZ]U}⸢ŠÀ⸣ [ ku-er-z]i(?)	... the heart ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€1} Vs. III
1	kar-pa-an-⸢zi⸣ na-at PA-NIZAG.GAR.RA	They libate, and the libation vessel.(lower confidence: line is broken)
2	ti-an-zi nam-[m]a-aš-ša-an	they place, and then(lower confidence: line is broken)
3	ku-e-da-ni-ia A-NA{GIŠ}tu-ḫu-up-zi-i	and he places it on the table.
4	še-er 9 NINDA.SIG pár-ši-ia	He breaks nine fine breads.
5	EGIR-an-da-ma mar-nu-wa-an-da-an DINGIR{MEŠ}-na-aš	Afterwards, to the Marnuwandan of the gods
6	ḫu-u-ma-an-da-aš ku-e-da-ni-ia	he places it on the table.
7	⸢PA⸣-NIZAG.GAR.RA 1-ŠU ši-pa-an-ti	He libates once in the libation vessel.
8	⸢ḫa⸣-an-te-ez-zi-ia-aš-ša-an tup-pí-ia	he places it on the tablet.(lower confidence: line is broken)
9	ku-i-e-eš DINGIR{MEŠ} ki-ia-an-ta	And the gods, therefore,
10	nu-uš-kán ši-ip-pa-an-du-wa-an-zi	And they libate.
11	ŠUM{ḪI.A}-ŠU-NU ḫu-u-ma-an-du-uš-pát	their herbs, he sprinkles.
12	ḫal-za-a-i	he shouts,
13	EGIR-an-da-ma wa-al-ḫi QA-TAM-MA 9-ŠU	Afterwards, the wāḫi-offering is equally nine times.
14	ir-ḫa-a-ez-zi EGIR-an-da-ma GEŠTIN	Afterwards, wine
15	QA-TAM-MA 9-ŠU ir-ḫa-a-ez-zi	Likewise, he rises nine times.
16	[EG]IR-an-da-ma UGULA {LÚ.MEŠ}⸢MUḪALDIM⸣ {NINDA}ḫar-za-zu-ta	Afterwards, the overseer of the cooks takes the ḫarzazuta-bread.
17	⸢ú⸣-da-i nu 1 {NINDA}pár-šu-ul-li GUNNI	he brings, and one loaf of bread, ...
18	[i]š-tar-na pé-e-di da-a-i	He places it on the altar.(lower confidence: line is broken)
19	[še]-er-ra-aš-ša-an {UZU}NÍG.GIG {UZU}ŠÀ	Afterwards, the liver, the heart(lower confidence: line is broken)
20	[k]u-er-zi da-a-i	... he places ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
21	GA.KIN.AG-ia ar-ḫa pár-ša-a-an	He breaks the loaf of bread.
22	nu-⸢uš⸣-ša-an GA.KIN.AG te-pu ⸢LÀL⸣	And he pours a libation of milk.(lower confidence: line is broken)
23	me-ma-al-la še-er šu-uḫ-ḫa-a-i	he speaks, and he libates.
24	⸢EGIR⸣-an-da-ma {D}zi-it-ḫa-ri-i[a]	Afterwards Zitḫariya(lower confidence: line is broken)
25	⸢QA⸣-TAM-MA da-a-i	... he takes.(low confidence: few signs survive)
26	⸢EGIR⸣-an-ma {GIŠ}DAG-ti da-a-i	Afterwards, he takes the throne(lower confidence: line is broken)
27	⸢EGIR⸣-an-da-ma {GIŠ}AB-ia QA-TAM-MA da-a-i	Afterwards, he places it in the window opposite.
28	⸢EGIR⸣-an-da-ma GUNNI-aš ḫal-ḫal-tu-u-ma-ri	Afterwards, he sings a lament.(lower confidence: line is broken)
29	[Q]A-TAM-MA da-a-i {GIŠ}ḫa-at-tal-wa-aš	... he places it on the throne.(lower confidence: line is broken)
30	[GIŠ]-⸢i⸣ QA-TAM-MA da-a-i	He places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken)
31	[nam-m]a ⸢ḫa⸣-aš-ši-i ta-pu-uš-za	And he places it on the hearth.(lower confidence: line is broken)
32	[QA-T]AM-MA da-a-i	He takes it as a loan.(lower confidence: line is broken)
33	[A-N]AGIŠ.{D}INANNA ḫa-pí-dur-ma-ḫi QA-TAM-MA da-a-i	He places the lyre in Ḫapidurmaḫu together.
34	[E]GIR-an-da-ma mar-nu-wa-an ke-e-da-aš	... and the marnuwan-vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
35	[p]é-e-da-aš ku-wa-pí-it-ta 1-ŠU ši-pa-ti	... he libates once to Kuwapitta.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2+1} Vs. III 1′/Vs. II(?)
36	E[G]IR-an-da-ma wa-al-ḫi ke-〈〈i〉〉-e-da-aš pé-e-da-aš	Afterwards, when the waalḫi-vessel is opened,
{€2+1} Vs. II(?) 2′/Vs. III
37	ku-w[a]-pí-it-ta 1-ŠU ši-pa-an-ti	He libates once to Kuwapitta.(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2+1} Vs. II(?) 3′/Vs. III
38	EGIR-an-da-ma GEŠTIN ke-e-da-aš pé-e-da-aš	Afterwards, when the wine is to be poured out,
{€2+1} Vs. II(?) 4′/Vs. III
39	ku-wa-pí-it-ta 1-ŠU ši-pa-an-ti	He libates once to Kupitta.
{€2+1} Vs. II(?) 5′/Vs. III
40	LUGAL-uš-kán ku-in GU₄.MAḪ NIGA	The king holds the oxen.
{€2+1} Vs. II(?) 6′/Vs. III
41	A-NA{D}IŠKUR É-TIM GAL ši-⸢ip-pa-an⸣-ta-〈aš〉	He libates to the Storm-god of the Great House.
{€2+1} Vs. II(?) 7′/Vs. III
42	nu a-pé-el ŠAGU₄.MAḪ NIGA {UZ[U}wa-al]-la-aš ḫa-aš-ta-i	And he takes the ox's liver, the liver, and the hearth.
{€2+1} Vs. II(?) 8′/Vs. III
43	⸢IŠ⸣-TU{DUG}ÚTUL za-nu-wa-an-da x-x[ ]x	... in the large bowl ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2+1} Vs. II(?) 9′/Vs. III
44	na-at-kán LUGAL-uš [	And the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2+1} Vs. II(?) 10′/Vs. III
45	iš-⸢ta⸣-n[a]-ni A-NA⸢DINGIR-LIM⸣ [ ]x	... to the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
{€2+1} Vs. II(?) 11′/Vs. III
46	x-x[ ]x-⸢al⸣-x[
{€1} Rs. IV
1′	x-x [
2′	GADA wa-aš-ša-a[n(-) ] x[	linen cloth ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3′	nu LUGAL-uš 1 {NINDA}a-a-a[n NINDA].KU₇ pár-ši-[ia]	And the king breaks one sweet loaf of bread.
4′	na-aš-ta DINGIR{MEŠ} ⸢ḫu⸣-u-ma-an-du-u[š]	And the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′	lam-ni-it ḫal-za-a-i	he shouts.
6′	nam-ma-kán A-NA{NINDA}a-a-an NINDA.KU₇-ia	And then for the bread of sweet bread
7′	pé-ra-an ar-ḫa te-pu-ut-ti-it	Before you he performs the ritual.
8′	pár-šu-ul-la-a-ez-zi nu-uš-ša-an DINGIR{MEŠ}-aš	he breaks, and to the gods
9′	ḫu-u-ma-an-da-a-aš EGIR-pa A-NA{UZU}NÍG.GIG{ḪI.A}	Afterwards, for the livers
10′	⸢še⸣-er zi-ik-ke-ez-zi	he places.(low confidence: few signs survive)
11′	nu LÚ{MEŠ}˽{GIŠ}BANŠUR ḫa-an-te-ez-zi ti-an-zi	And the tablemen stand before them.
12′	nu DUMU{MEŠ}.LUGAL e-ša-an-da-ri	and the king's sons sing.
13′	⸢nu⸣ {LÚ.MEŠ}MUḪALDIM TU₇{⸢ḪI}?{.A}?{⸣} ti-an-zi	And the cooks libate sweet beer.
14′	[LU]GAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš ⸢{D}ta⸣-a-ú-ri-it	The king and the queen, while seated, pray to Tauri.
15′	[a-k]u-wa-an-zi {LÚ}⸢SAGI⸣.A-aš	They drink; the cupbearer(lower confidence: line is broken)
16′	[ L]UGAL da-a-i LUGAL-⸢i⸣ me-ma-i	He places it before the king. The king speaks.
17′	[GIŠ.{D}IN]ANNA{ḪI.A} pa-ra-a kar-⸢pa⸣-an-ti	He places the lyres on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18′	[LUGAL-uš-š]a te-ez-zi pa-ra-⸢a-wa⸣ kar-pa-an-du	The king comes, and he libates.(lower confidence: line is broken)
19′	[ {LÚ}SA]GI.A-aš pa-iz-zi	The cupbearer goes.(lower confidence: line is broken)
20′	[nu A-NA{LÚ.MEŠ}]NAR te-ez-zi zi-nàr zi-nàr	And he goes to the singers; he speaks: “Zinar, Zinar!
21′	[LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TU]Š-aš {D}iš-ta-nu-un	The king and the queen, together with Ištanu
22′	[ ]x a-aš-ka-az	... he goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
23′	[ ]x a-ku-wa-an-zi	... they drink(low confidence: few signs survive)
24′	[GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL SÌR-RU] {LÚ}ALAM.ZU₉	The great lyre sings; the cult actor
25′	[me-ma-i {LÚ}pal-wa-at-tal-l]a-aš	The chanter speaks.(lower confidence: line is broken)
26′	[pal-wa-ez-zi {LÚ}ki-i-da-aš] ḫal-za-a-i	He libates; the kida priest sings.
27′	[ L]Ú˽⸢{GIŠ}BANŠUR⸣	... the table ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
28′	[ ]
29′	[ ] ⸢{D⸣}iš-ta-nu-un	... Ištanu(low confidence: few signs survive)
30′	[ an-du]r-za	... Andurza(low confidence: few signs survive)
31′	[ KÙ].SI₂₂ a-ku-wa-an-zi	they drink gold.(lower confidence: line is broken)
32′	[GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL SÌR-RU {L]Ú}SAGI.A-a[š ]	The great lyre sings; the cupbearer ...
33′	[1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA KU₇ an-du]r-za pa-a-i	He breaks one sweet loaf of bread.
34′	[LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-a]š {D}10 {D}IŠKUR {URU}z[i-ip-pa-l]a-an-da	The king and the queen, while seated, pray to the Storm-god of Zippalanda.
35′	[a-aš-ka-az I]Š-TUBI-IB-RI GU₄ [ a-ku-wa-an-z]i	... they drink from the ox ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
36′	[GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL] SÌR-RU {LÚ}ALAM.Z[U₉]	The great lyre sings; the cult actor
37′	[me-ma-i {LÚ}p]al-wa-at-tal-aš pa[l-wa-a-ez-z]i	He speaks, and the chanter goes.(lower confidence: line is broken)
38′	[{LÚ}ki-da-a-aš] ḫal-za-a-i	The cult singer sings.(lower confidence: line is broken)
39′	[ ] 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA KU₇ LÚ˽{GIŠ}[BAN]ŠUR	... one sweet loaf of bread, the tableman ...
40′	[n NINDA mi-it-g]a-i-mi-uš a-aš-ka-az [ú?-da?]-an-zi	[n] loaves of bread, half of it, they bring to the place.
41′	[LUGAL MUNUS.LU]GAL TUŠ-aš nam-ma {D}10 {D}IŠKUR	The king and the queen sit, and the Storm-god (and) Adad
42′	[{URU}z]i-ip-pa-la-an-da an-dur-za	ZIPPA-LA-AN-da, the city of Andurza
43′	[I]Š-TUBI-IB-RI GU₄ a-ku-wa-an-zi	... they drink the ox.(lower confidence: line is broken)
44′	[GI]Š.{D}INANNA GAL SÌR-RU {LÚ}SAGI.A-aš	The great lyre sings; the cupbearer
45′	⸢1⸣ NINDA.GUR₄.RA KU₇ an-dur-za pa-a-i	He breaks one sweet loaf of bread.
46′	TU₇˽Ì ti-an-zi	They set up a libation.
47′	⸢LUGAL⸣ MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš {D}KAL	The king and the queen, while seated, pray to the Storm-god.
48′	⸢a⸣-aš-ka-az IŠ-TUBI-IB-RI	And he places it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken)
49′	DÀRA.MAŠ a-ku-wa-an-zi	They drink the sacrificial sheep.
50′	[GI]Š.{D}INANNA GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}ḫal-li-ia-ri-eš	The great lyre, the cult singers
51′	[SÌ]R-RU {LÚ}SAGI.A-aš 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA KU₇	The cupbearer sings; one sweet loaf of bread
52′	[a-aš-g]a-az pa-a-i {LÚ.MEŠ}UR.GI₇	... he takes, and the dogs ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
53′	E[GI]R {GIŠ}AB{ḪI.A}	... of the window ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
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1′	[ ]x x[
2′	[{LÚ}SA]GI.A-aš [	The cupbearer ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′	pa-a-i LUGAL-uš [pár]-š[i-ia	He gives; the king breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
4′	LÚ˽{GIŠ}BANŠU[R ]x[	The tableman ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
5′	LUGAL MUNUS.LUGA[L TUŠ-aš] {D}10 te-[	The king and the queen, while seated, approached the Storm-god.
6′	a-ku-w[a-a]n-z[i] GIŠ.{D}INAN[NA GAL SÌR-RU]	They drink; the great lyre sings.
7′	{LÚ}SAGI.A-aš 1 NINDA.GU[R₄.RA	The cupbearer takes one loaf of bread.
8′	LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia na-an-[kán	The king breaks it, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
9′	LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš [{D}ḫal-ki]-i[n?	The king and the queen, while seated, to Ḫalki
10′	{D}zi-in-ku-⸢ru-wa⸣ [ an]-du[r-za	Zinku-ruwa ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
11′	GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL SÌR-R[U] ⸢{LÚ}⸣SAG[I.A-aš]	The great lyre sings; the cupbearer
12′	2 ⸢NINDA.GUR₄.RA KU₇⸣ [n NINDA.GU]R₄.RA E[M-ṢA]	Two sweet loaves of bread, [n loaves] of bread ...
13′	1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA x[ an-du]r-za pa-a-[i]	He breaks one loaf of bread ...
14′	LUGAL-⸢uš⸣ pár-[ši-ia] na-aš-⸢kán⸣ [	The king breaks it, and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
15′	{GIŠ}BANŠUR x[ d]a-a-i [	He takes the table ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
16′	LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL T[UŠ-aš] {D}KAL ⸢ṢE⸣-E-RI [	The king and the queen, while seated, pray to the Stag-god.
17′	a-ku-wa-⸢an⸣-zi [{L]Ú.MEŠ}⸢NAR ka⸣-[ni-iš	They drink; the singers ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
18′	⸢SÌR⸣-RU {LÚ}S[A]GI.A-⸢aš⸣ 1 NINDA.⸢GUR₄⸣.R[A]	The cupbearer sings; one loaf of bread
19′	[a]n-dur-za [pa-a-i] LUGAL-uš pár-ši-[ia]	He takes it; the king breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
20′	na-an-kán p[a-ra]-a pé-e-da-i [	And he brings it out ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
21′	LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-[aš] ⸢{D}⸣ZA-BA₄-BA₄ a-aš-k[a-az]	The king and the queen, while seated, pray to Zababa.
22′	a-ku-wa-an-zi [GIŠ].⸢{D}⸣INANNA GAL {LÚ.MEŠ}NA[R]	They drink the great lyre; the singers
23′	SÌR-RU {LÚ}S[AG]I.A-aš 1 {NINDA}wa-g[e-eš-šar]	The cupbearer sings; one loaf of bread
24′	LUGAL-i a-aš-k[a-az p]a-a-i [LU]GAL-u[š]	The king places it before the king.
25′	pár-ši-ia x[	breaks ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
26′	LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL TUŠ-aš ⸢{D}⸣[ ]x x[	The king and the queen, while seated, the god ...
27′	a-ku-wa-an-zi GIŠ.{D}INANNA [GAL S]ÌR-RU [	They drink; the great lyre sings ...
28′	{LÚ}⸢SAGI⸣.A-aš 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA LUGAL-i [an-du]r-za	The cupbearer gives one sour loaf of bread to the king.
29′	⸢pa-a-i LUGAL-uš pár⸣-[ši-i]a na-an-kán pa-ra-[a]	The king breaks it, and then he breaks it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
30′	⸢É⸣-[TIM GAL(?) pé-e-d]a-i	He brings it into the great house.
31′	{LÚ.MEŠ}x[ ]-an-zi	The ... take(low confidence: few signs survive)
32′	{LÚ.MEŠ}⸢Ú⸣.[ḪÚB ša]-an-ḫa-an-zi wa-a-tar	The staff-bearers libate ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
33′	pa-ap-pár-š[a-a]n-z[i ] LUGAL-i ME-E QA-TI ú-da-an-[zi]	They libate to the king. They bring a libation.
34′	{LÚ.MEŠ}SAGI.A 3 NINDA.G[UR₄.RA] {GIŠ}tu-ḫu-up-zi-az	The cupbearers [take] three loaves of bread from the tuḫupzi-vessel.
35′	an-da ⸢ú-da⸣-an-zi ⸢LUGAL-uš⸣ ša-ra-a	They bring it, and the king takes it.(lower confidence: line is broken)
36′	ti-ia-a[z]-zi me-na-aḫ-ḫa-an-da	... he steps, and then ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
37′	UŠ-KE-EN {LÚ}pal-wa-at-tal-la-aš	The chanter prostrates himself.
38′	pal-wa-ez-zi LUGAL-uš e-ša	He libates; the king drinks.
39′	LUGAL-uš GUB-aš {D}GAL.ZU an-[d]ur-za	The king, standing, libates to GAL.ZU.
40′	IŠ-TUBI-IB-RI U[R].⸢MAḪ⸣ e-ku-zi	The cult actor drinks from the bowl.
41′	{LÚ.MEŠ}NAR ka-ni-⸢iš⸣ SÌR-RU {LÚ}pal-wa-at-tal-la-aš	The singers sing; the chanter(lower confidence: line is broken)
42′	pal-wa-a-ez-zi 3 NINDA.⸢GUR₄⸣.RA pár-ši-ia	He drinks; he breaks three loaves of bread.
43′	nu-uš-kán [EGI]R-⸢pa⸣ A-NA{GIŠ}BANŠUR ti-an-zi	And afterwards they set it on the table.(lower confidence: line is broken)
44′	LUGAL-uš GUB-aš A-NA{LÚ.MEŠ}BE-LU-TIM	The king, standing, to the nobles
45′	ki-iš-ša-〈ri〉-i a-ku-wa-an-na pa-a-i	He gives it to drink.
46′	LUGAL-uš GUB-aš {D}IŠTAR ṢE-E-RI an-dur-za	The king, standing, libates to Ištar in the courtyard.
47′	IŠ-TUGAL e-ku-uz-zi {LÚ.MEŠ}NAR	The king drinks; the singers
48′	ḫur-li-iš SÌR-RU {LÚ}SAGI.A-aš 1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA	The Hurrian sings; the cupbearer takes one loaf of bread.
49′	an-dur-za pa-a-i	he places in your lap.
50′	LUGAL-uš GUB-aš {D}KAL {KUŠ}kur-ša-an e-ku-zi	The king drinks while standing before Šamaš with a fleece.
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1′	[ ]x-x[
2′	[ NINDA.GUR₄.R]A GAL	a large loaf of bread(low confidence: few signs survive)
3′	[ ]x ú-da-i	... he brings(low confidence: few signs survive)
4′	[ LUG]AL-uš pár-ši-ia na-aš-k[án]	The king breaks it, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5′	[ ZA]G.GAR.〈RA〉-ni da-a-i	he places it on the shoulder.(lower confidence: line is broken)
6′	[ ]-ma-kán pa-ra-a pé-e-da-⸢i⸣	... he goes out ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
7′	na-aš-t[a {L]Ú.MEŠ}Ú.ḪÚB ša-an-ḫa-an-⸢zi⸣	And the staff-bearers ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8′	DUMU.É.GAL ME-E QA-TI pé-e-⸢da-i⸣ GAL DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL	The palace official takes a libation. The chief of the palace officials
9′	GADA-an pa-a-[i LUGA]L-⸢uš QA-TI-ŠU⸣ a-an-ši	He takes a linen cloth and gives it to the king.
10′	LUGAL-uš GUB-[aš] 〈〈GUB-aš〉〉 {D⸢}IŠKUR⸣ ⸢É⸣-TIM GAL	The king, standing, stands, the Storm-god of the Great House
11′	an-dur-⸢za⸣ IŠ-TUBI-IB-[R]I GU₄ e-ku-zi	He drinks the ox in the stall.(lower confidence: line is broken)
12′	⸢GIŠ⸣.{D}INANNA ⸢GAL⸣ SÌR-RU {LÚ}SAGI.A-aš	The great lyre sings; the cupbearer
13′	1 NINDA.GUR₄.RA GAL LUGAL-i pa-a-i LUGAL-uš pár-ši-ia	He breaks one large loaf of bread for the king; the kin[g] breaks it.
14′	na-an-kán ZAG.GAR.RA da-a-i LUGAL-uš GUB-aš	And he places it on the throne; the king, standing,
15′	A-NA{LÚ.MEŠ}BE-LU-TIM a-ku-wa-an-na	to the kings he drinks.
16′	ki-iš-ša-ri-i pa-a-i	He breaks it again.
17′	LUGAL-uš TUŠ-aš 15 DINGIR{MEŠ} e-ku-uz-zi	The king, sitting, drinks fifteen gods.
18′	DINGIR.MAḪ {D}GUL-ša-aš GUNNI {D}U.GUR	Ilīmaḫ, GULšaš, (and) Nergal.
19′	Ù {D}U.GUR {URU}ḫa-a-ia-ša {D}ZUEN	and Nergal of Ḫaya, Šunu
20′	MUL-i GE₆-an-za {D}ḫa-ša-⸢am⸣-mi-li-iš	The star of the night, Ḫašammili(lower confidence: line is broken)
21′	{D}MUNUS.LUGAL {D}ḫa-⸢re⸣-eš-ta-aš-ši-iš	The Queen, the Ḫareštaş-goddess(lower confidence: line is broken)
22′	{D}ḫi-la-aš-ši-iš ⸢te⸣-pu pé-e-da-an	Ḫilašiš takes the tepu-vessel.
23′	EME-an ḫa-an-da-[a]n-ta-an lam-⸢mar TAR⸣-ta-an	He places the tongue, and he sets it down.
24′	{D}UD SIG₅ GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL NINDA.GUR₄.RA pár-ši-ia	He breaks the great lyre and the loaf of bread.
25′	LUGAL-uš TUŠ-aš DINGIR{MEŠ} URU-LIM an-dur-za e-ku-zi	The king drinks while seated before the gods of the city.
26′	GIŠ.{D}INANNA GAL NINDA.GUR₄.RA EM-ṢA pár-ši-ia	He breaks the great lyre and the sweet loaf of bread.
27′	na-an-kán {LÚ}SAGI.A-aš pa-ra-a pé-e-da-i	And the cupbearer goes out.
28′	[{GI]Š}BANŠUR{ḪI.A} pé-e-di-pát kur-kán-zi GADA-it	They open the tables, and they take the linen cloth.
29′	ka-ri-ia-an-zi pé-e-di-pát še-e-eš-zi	They libate to the kariyanzi-vessel.
30′	LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL ap-pí-ia-an-zi	The king and the queen drink.
31′	ta ḫa-at-kán-zi iš-pa-an-ti	And they libate.
32′	DUB 2{KAM} QA-TI ŠAÉ-TIM GAL	Tablet 2: QA-TI of the Great House.
33′	ḫa-am-me-eš-ḫa-an-ta-aš nu-uš-ša-an	... and he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
34′	UD 2{KAM} zi-in-na-an A-NAGIŠ.ḪUR-kán	On the 2nd day he places it on the table.
35′	ḫa-an-da-a-an TUP-PU {URU}ḪAT-TI	He places it on the roof of Ḫattu.
36′	ŠU {M.D}GE₆-LÚ {LÚ}DUB.SAR	Hand of Nergal-šarru, the scribe
37′	PA-NI{m}a-nu-wa-an-za {LÚ}SAG IŠ-ṬUR	before Anuwanza, the eunuch of the courtyard.
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